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Chinese language question on amuletic jewellry

To: alt.lucky.w,alt.satanism.sex,alt.magick,alt.magick.tyagi
From: catherine yronwode
Subject: Re: Chinese language question on amuletic jewellry
Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2002 09:23:09 GMT
[X] wrote:
>
> catherine yronwode wrote:
> >Any help would be much appreciated. I will gladly send a bone
> >skull-bead bracelet to the person who supplies an translation of the
> >Chinese words and offers any help toward understanding what role, if
> >any, these bracelets have in Chinese folklore or culture.
>
> Gulian means "skull chain", or, strictly, "bone chain". Different "gu"
> to the "gu" that refers to "5 poisonous animals" magic, this gu means
> "bone, skeleton". "Necklace" is xianglian, "lian" means chain. "Skull"
> is tougaigu, same gu. They probably have as much folkloric
> significance in Chinese culture as an "S" snake belt buckle to
> Westerners.
Thank you, Joel. I had a feeling that i could count on you to reply. If
you want one of these bone bracelets, as i offered above, send your
street address to me. Yes, it's just a "trinket," but a nice one. Also,
this is an opportune time to note that in response to your scholarly
generosity, i have dropped my active hatred of you.
cat ("the matron of tastefully gay men everywhere") yronwode
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